Elected officials who want to move up to another office in this year’s election face a day of reckoning on Friday. It’s the deadline for elected officials to resign their current offices if they wish to run for something else.

It doesn’t mean there’s a flood of resignations coming, but several are expected.

State Sen. Dave Aronberg, D-Greenacres, has submitted his resignation. In his three-sentence letter to the state Division of Elections, he said his resignation would be effective on Election Day, Nov. 2.

Aronberg is giving up his Senate seat to seek the Democratic nomination for attorney general. His primary opponent, state Sen. Dan. Gelber, D-Miami Beach, has done the same thing. He’s also submitted a resignation so he can seek the AG nomination.

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In Palm Beach County, two of the highest profile people affected are state Sen. Jeff Atwater, R-North Palm Beach, School Board member Paulette Burdick.

Atwater is in the middle of his state Senate term and is running for state chief financial officer.

Like Aronberg, his resignation is effective on Election Day, Nov. 2.

Burdick, a member of the School Board, is contemplating a run for the County Commission. She submitted her resignation, which means a November election to fill the vacancy that will be created, said Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Susan Bucher.

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